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notmusa:

hello yes i do get this question often but my method has changed since last time i posted anything about it, by which i mean i don’t really have a method beyond “draw a shape for the body of the hand and then add stuff”

sometimes it is a circle and sometimes it is a square, it is not very enthralling

i drew the reference above a few months ago, it’s a few things i try to keep in mind, maybe it will help someone

also i just now drew this in like 30 seconds, my drawings are messy & i knew i was gonna be posting this so i had drawing-related performance anxiety while it was happening, but maybe it also will help someone

wait can i take a second to mention gesture and body language? you can have the most immaculately drawn hands in the world and they can still look dead and useless unless you really think about what your figure is doing/trying to convey

check out this thing i drew like a long dang time ago: the hands, they are not well drawn. they are sort of claw-like doodle hand wannabes, it’s nasty. but shit who cares, they are adding to the story, not just hanging there like weird turnips taped to wrists. i just want to say that gesture is sort of more important than cool stylish style ok good night

costumecommunityservice:

talesfromtheend:

naiadestricolor:

reftastic:

swegener:

Speaking of different body shapes. These are all basically peak human bodies. 

How come 99% of them don’t conform to what the entertainment industry tells us is the perfect body?

This is a FABULOUS set of body refs. So glad this came back across my dash so I could reblog it here :D

These images are from a book by Howard Schatz of various Olympic athletes, which was titled “Athlete.”  You can buy the book [here].  Also, have some more photos from it:

Never not reblogging this.

Awesome!

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thevintagethimble:

Victorian Men’s Hairstyles & Facial Hair
A collection of Victorian photographs, depicting some of the hairstyles and facial hair fashion of the time, and a few rather unique hair styles like a man with ringlets.

Woman’s Hairstyles
Victorian [x] | Edwardian [x] | 1920’s [x] | 1930’s [x] | WW2 [x]

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eyecager:

https://www.facebook.com/Anatomy4Sculptors/photos_albums

Such a fantastic resource!!

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meanassmoses:

Scanned from something, can’t recall the title. Wish I knew. Getcher enormous .tiff here.

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mooncalfe:

zilliah:

helpyoudraw:

http://browse.deviantart.com/art/Abdomination-How-to-draw-beef-132538271 < Source

I may have rebloged this before…i’m not sure….
i still like it c:

so hard :(

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wannabeanimator:

Tips on color & light from The Artist’s Guide to Color by Wendon Blake

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skellybeans:

arandadill:

Hip Tips

all of my please and thank you’s

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helpyoudraw:

Face Tutorial by Phobs

Phobs says this is outdated but personally it’s one of my favorite tutorials. » It’s pretty much the reason I developed a style.

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nikoanesti:

holdmyhat:

Ohmigosh yes.

As much as I would love to try different perspectives and stuff, I have absolutely no sense of depth.

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corby-chan:

Girly Anatomy Tips

- WARNING! BIG FILE ON MY DA PAGE TO DOWNLOAD AND ENJOY!

I decided to draw up some tips for drawing girls, since I _think_ I know what I’m doing with them. A lot of peeps have asked for them, so here’s a bit. Will have a male one when I get really confident with the dudes (which i’m progressing nicely in that area), but for now, this will suffice. 

Let me know if there are any questions you have or anything else you’d like me to show you that’s reasonable. But just remember that you have to learn and study for yourself to get the idea. 

REMEMBER, PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE STUDY RESEARCH PRACTICE!

Other Tips:

- Using shapes for your gestures beats stick figure methods! Read this: [link] 
- Draw constantly. Don’t look at what you’re working on, and study it! Learn why certain things connect the way they do, what muscles get tense in a position and relaxed, etc. Don’t just draw what you see.
- Come up with your own visual cues to help you “see” how a form works, like the McDonald’s Arches and Megaman Boot. You’d be surprised how easy it is for you to remember how something looks!
- With women, remember, dainty and curvy lines beats hard edgy lines! No matter the size of woman’s breasts or hips or proportions, these things always apply best: Hands with less lines, thinner fingers and smaller feet. Using line minimally also bumps femininity up if you’re not confident with what you’re doing yet. And curves always! Even on the straightest line, make it a bit curvy.

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gkazul:

arandadill:

Shoulder Tips

Needed this for about twenty years

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delano-laramie:

hotcookingmama:

hOLY CRAP there was a post going around about running out of undos SO IT GOT ME THINKIN: ”HUH IT’S DUMB THAT ADOBE HAS SIX FREAKING CREATIVE SUITES AND THEY HAVENT INVENTED A WAY TO LET YOU UNDO MORE THAN 4 TIMES”

BUT ALAS THERE IS A WAY AND I JUST MADE A VISUAL FOR IT (CUZ IDK VISUALS ARE COOL)

BASICALLY YOU BUST OPEN YOUR PREFERENCES->GENERAL->PERFORMANCE AAND YYOU CHANGE THOSE HISTORY STATES SO NOW YOU CAN HAVE UP TO 1000 FREAKIN UNDOS HOLY NUTs

IF YOU ALREADY KNEW ABOUT THIS BEFORE THEN WOW KUDOS TO YOU BRO IGNORE ME IM RLY SLOW LEARNER

this is going to change my life

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helpyoudraw:

semi realism lips!

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